MU5026China Eastern Airlines · IST → XIY
live · 21m ago
Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU5026 IstanbulIST · 11:00 Xi'anXIY · 01:25

MU5026 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'an (XIY).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Thu Sat
11:00

scheduled from IST

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-20
+0 gate
09-19
+0 gate
09-17
+0 gate
09-14
+0 gate
09-12
+0 gate
09-10
+0 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulModerate riskIST delay board →
XIYXi'anHigh riskXIY delay board →
IST→XIYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
12%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
-3 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by IST (Istanbul), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How MU5026 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5026 across the IST and XIY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU5026 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-20IST 11:00 (+0)XIY
09-19IST 11:00 (+0)XIY
09-17IST 11:00 (+0)XIY 01:25
09-14IST 11:00 (+0)XIY 01:25
09-12IST 11:00 (+0)XIY
09-10IST 11:00 (+0)XIY

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-5908.

Board clocks recorded as IST and XIY published them.

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